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Eighteen nations condemn opening of Colombian embassy in Jerusalem

Eighteen countries, including Pakistan, have issued a joint condemnation of Colombia's official opening of its embassy in Jerusalem, stating that recognition of the city as Israel's capital lacks legal effect. Colombia held the official inauguration on Wednesday, joining a small group of nations that have established diplomatic missions there. The full list of participating nations was not detailed in initial reports.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on attribution across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawn18 countries, including Pakistan
  • saudigazetteSaudi Arabia, 18 nations
  • memonitor19 countries
  • expressPakistan, 18 countries
  • lasillavaciaEgipto
  • hiiraan19 countries
2 differing positions reported on status across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawncondemn
  • saudigazettecondemn
  • memonitorcondemn
  • expressreject
  • lasillavaciallamó
  • hiiraancondemn
WhereJerusalem
31.769, 35.216 ±10 km
First reported9 days ago
Published2026-10-16 19:17 UTC
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings6
6 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Eighteen nations condemn opening of Colombian embassy in Jerusalem. 2026-10-16T19:17:36.643Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6174. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-16/egipto-llamo-al-encargado-de-negocios-de-colombia-por-embajada-7b55bf14

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